The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-16
Last Weeks Elections.

Rhode Island, Oregon and Dakota.
The latest returns from New York
give Cook (democraD for secretary of
state $4,000 plurality. In 1884 the
democratic plurality on president was
LAO; in 1885, on governor, II ,134
in 1886, on judge of court of appeals,
1877. In 1884 the total vote cast was
about 1,205,000; in 1885, about ,0G0,-
900; in 1856, about 100000; and this
year it will be about ,055,000. 1t thus
appears that the total vote has fallen
off about 10000 since 1884, so that the
result this year affords no certain indi-
cation of what it will be next year,
when the presidential canvass will
bring out nearly full vote. The
third-party prohibition vote this year
will reach about 80 900, gain of 300
over last year. The returns of the
George Qabor) vote indicate total of
about $4,000. The state senate will
have as its members eleven democrats
and twenty-one republicans, and the
assembly will have fifty-six democrats
and seventy-two republicans. This will
give republican majority of twenty
six on joint ballot. In the present
senate there are twelve democrats and
twenty republicans, and in the assem-
bly, there are fifty-four democrats and
seventy-four republicans majority of
twenty-eight on joint ballot. In New
York city John r. Fellows (democrat)
was elected district attorney by some
10000 plurality over Delaney Nicoll,
who had the combined republican, in
dependent and Irving Hall support.
In Massachusetts Governor Ames
was reelected by 1900 plurality-a
decided gain over last year-and the
legislature is largely republican in both
branches.
In New Jersey the new legislature,
only part of which is elected each
year, will stand: Senate, republicans,
twelve; democrats, niue. House, re-
publicans, thirty-seven; democrats,
twenty-three.
In Ohio Governor Foraker is re-
elected by plurality of not less than
$4,000. The prohibition vote was not
much increased over last years. The
latest returns give the republicans
twenty-three out of thirty-six senators
and sixty-fve out of one hundred eight
representatives.
Iowa gives Governor Larabee (re-
publicanD $4,000 majority, and the
legislature is republican by about
forty-fve on joint ballot. The prohi-
bition vote was very small.
In Pennsylvania the republican plu-
rality on the state ticket is about "A 900.
In Maryland the democratic majority
is 5000, against 2S,705 in 1885. The
Virginia legislature is democratic by
two-thirds majority. In Nebraska the
republicans elected supreme Judge
and regents of the State University by
large majority. A republican con-
gresham was elected in the second
Rhode Island district, where there was
no choice last spring, by over 500
majority. Oregon voted upon three
amendments to the state constitution
one prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, second relating TO the salaries
of judges and the third changing the
time of state elections from June to
November. The prohibition amend
ment was defeated by 1000 majority;
the results on the other amendments
are not yet announced The results in
Mississippi were democratic through
out. Dakota voted on the question of
dividing the territory and division was
carried by large majority.
AS to the general results the demo-
cratic victory in New York was Sc
cured by an immense corruption fund,
the active efforts of brewers and
liquor-dealers throughout the state and
the liberal use of administration patron
age. The Massachusetts republicans
did grand work, and the general
strength of the democrats has been
much reduced. The prohibition vote
was only 900 larger than in 1886. The
republicans of Pennsylvania did re-
markedly well for an soft year."
though they were confronted by a sim
lister combination of democrats and
personal liberty" men and the third
party prohibitionists. The latter, how
ever, polled smaller vote this year
than last. The democrats will not de-
rive a particle of comfort from the
Ohio returns. The democrats made
some gains in Iowa, but not sufficient
to give them any encouragement for
next years campaign. Maryland gave
the smallest democratic majority foi
years. Virginia republicans made q
good fight, but the democrats hold the
state and will elect a democratic
United States senator to succeed Rid
dleberger. The election of a republic
can congressman in Rhode Island was
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